Tim stepped off of Route 117, and into Mauville City. Massive buildings lined a long road. At the end of the road was a black and gold building. The Mauville City Gym.
"Hey!" came a voice, "Are you a trainer?"
Tim whipped around to a see a sweating cyclist.
"Uh, yeah, I am!" Tim smiled, "Who are you?"
"I'm Brent," the man smiled back, "I'm an athlete and a trainer."
"Nice, I'm Tim," Tim responded, "So do you like Pokemon battles?"
"You know I do!"
"Would you like to battle me?"
"Sure," Brent nodded, letting a Hitmonlee out of a Pokeball, "But don't expect me to go easy. Bruce here and I train hard together everyday. We ride our bikes. Sometimes Bruce goes faster than me!"
"Bruce and Brent," Tim chuckled, "Nice. Well this is Treecko."
Tim let Treecko out and onto his shoulder.
"Just Treecko?"
"Well, yeah," Tim nodded.
"You didn't nickname it?" Brent asked.
"I guess I didn't think about that," Tim admitted, "Maybe I'll give some mind to that."
"Alright, but we battle first."
"Right," Tim grinned.
The two trainers stood down at different ends of the street. Hitmonlee and Treecko stared at each other intensely.
"Alright Treecko! Use Quick Attack!"
Treecko darted towards Bruce the Hitmonlee, but Bruce swiftly kicked Treecko away. Treecko hopped back up, and slashed at Bruce with Leaf Blade. Hitmonlee sprung up into the air, bounced off a building, and slammed into Treecko. Treecko fainted.
"Shoot," Tim muttered. He didn't think Bruce was going to be so strong. He sent out Loudred next.
"A normal type?" Brent raised an eyebrow, "Bruce shouldn't have any trouble! Use Low Kick!"
Bruce extended his leg and knocked Loudred onto her back. Bruce then leapt up and came down with extreme power. Loudred was out.
"Alright Poochyena! You're my last hope!" Tim unleashed Poochyena, "Use Crunch!"
Poochyena charged towards Bruce, but Bruce quickly kicked Poochyena into the air. Bruce leapt up and did a spinning kick, hitting Poochyena multiple times. It was brutal. When Poochyena hit the ground, it was clear that he was out.
"Bruce is powerful, but Wattson, the gym leader, is even more powerful!" Brent commented, pedaling off.
"If Wattson is even more powerful, we've got a lot of training to do," Tim said. He rushed into a Pokemon Center to heal his Pokemon. When he presented his Pokemon to Nurse Joy, her eyes widened.
"What happened to these poor creatures?" Nurse Joy exclaimed.
"A battle."
"They got beaten badly," Nurse Joy said, "What did you battle?"
"A Hitmonlee."
"A Hitmonlee? Fighting is super effective against dark and normal types! You should train your Poochyena and Loudred if you don't want them to be destroyed."
"Thanks for the tip Joy!" Tim said.
Nurse Joy healed Tim's Pokemon, and Tim headed to Route 118. Immediately, he saw a Kecleon and an Electrike wrestling.
"Treecko! Go and battle them both!" Tim called, flinging Treecko's Pokeball into the air. Treecko sprang out, and crashed into Kecleon. Treecko used Leaf Blade to quickly get Kecleon down to low health. But Electrike used Spark to know Treecko away. Kecleon flung its tongue out, and wrapped Treecko up. Treecko used Leaf Blade to cut out of the tongue, and then used Pound to defeat Kecleon. Treecko then used Quick Attack followed by Absorb to get Electrike to critical health. Tim threw a Pokeball at Electrike. It shook three times, and clicked.
"Yeah!" Tim cheered, "I caught an Electrike!"
"So what," someone sneered. Tim turned and saw Frank.
"Frank," Tim growled.
"The one and only."
"Actually, my name is Frank as well!" someone called.
"Shut up!" Frank yelled.
"Wow..." Tim nodded, smirking.
"Zip it Twig," Frank sneered.
"I'm not scared of you Frank."
"Really? Then let's battle. Right here. Right now."
"Deal," Tim nodded.
"Not so fast!" Brent called, running over.
"Who's this?" Frank asked.
"A trainer," Tim said, "His name's Brent."
"Who's this kid?" Brent asked.
"Frank," Tim said, "He's a jerk."
"I hate jerks," Brent growled.
"That makes two of us," Tim said.
"Hey Frankie, I'll battle you," Brent crossed his arms over his chest.
"I want to battle Tim."
"What? Are you scared?"
"No way!" Frank shook his head, "I'll even battle both of you at once!"
"Ooh, that's a mistake," Brent laughed.
"Bring it," Frank growled, sending out Machamp and Corphish.
"Go Bruce!"
"Go Treecko!"
"Treecko hasn't even evolved yet?" Frank laughed, "What a joke!"
"Do your talking on the battlefield," Tim said, "Treecko! Use Leaf Blade on Corphish!"
Treecko slashed at Corphish, but Corphish dodged easily.
"Nice try, but I've trained hard," Frank said, "I won't be defeated."
"I beg to differ," Brent grinned, "Bruce! Jump up and kick Corphish and Machamp at the same time!"
Hitmonlee jumped up, and shot both legs out. Corphish crashed into a bush. Machamp caught the kick, spun Hitmonlee around, and stomped on his face. Hitmonlee was out.
"It's all on you kid," Brent sighed, stepping back.
"Treecko! Use Absorb on Corphish!"
Treecko held out his arms, and slowly drained energy from Corphish. Corphish fainted. But Treecko was using Absorb, Machamp had charged up behind him.
Machamp punched Treecko square in the face. Treecko stumbled back, and collapsed. Machamp stood victoriously over Treecko. Treecko sprang up and punched Machamp in a tender spot... If you know what I mean. Machamp howled in pain. Treecko slashed at Machamp's face with Leaf Blade. Machamp collapsed.
"No way! No way did that just happen!" Frank exclaimed, "Go Sableye! You better not fail again!"
Sableye tumbled onto the field, disoriented. Treecko quickly defeated Sableye with Quick Attack and Absorb.
"Useless as usual Sableye!" Frank pouted, storming off.
"Nice job Tim," Brent smiled, "You battled well. So do you want a rematch with me?"
"You know it!" Tim beamed.
"Let me heal your Treecko," Brent said, spraying Treecko with a Potion. He then healed Bruce. Bruce hopped up, ready to battle.
"Alright Treecko, let's do this!"
"Bruce, use Low Kick!" Brent called out, kicking off the battle. Bruce extended his leg towards Treecko. Treecko jumped out of the way, and sliced Bruce's leg with Leaf Blade. Bruce recalled his leg, writhing in pain. Treecko used Quick Attack to knock an off-balance Bruce down. Treecko leapt in the air, ready to finish the battle with Leaf Blade. But Bruce sprang up and headbutted Treecko into the heavens. Treecko fell back to the ground with a dull thud. Bruce spun in the air, and was about to hit Treecko in the head. As Bruce's foot slammed into Treecko's head, Treecko burst into light.
"No way!" Brent exclaimed.
"Evolution!" Tim beamed.
When the shining stopped, Treecko was no longed a Treecko. He was a Grovyle. Grovyle charged at Bruce, and cut Bruce's face in an "X" shape. Bruce fell back, defeated.
"Yeah Grovyle!" Tim cheered.
"Good battling!" Brent smiled, shaking Tim's hand.
"It was all Grovyle," Tim said, smiling warmly at Grovyle.
"Well then good battling Grovyle," Brent shook Grovyle's hand.
"So do you think I'm ready to take on the gym?" Tim asked.
"More than ready," Brent nodded.
Tim healed his Pokemon at the Pokemon Center.
"I see you caught an Electrike," Joy smiled, "And Treecko evolved. All your Pokemon seem better off than last time I saw them. Did you manage to avoid the Hitmonlee?"
"No," Tim shook his head, "I actually beat it."
"Congratulations!" Joy applauded, "Where are you off to now?"
"I'm going to challenge Wattson."
"Ooh, good luck," Joy said.
"Thanks!" Tim smiled, walking out of the Pokemon Center with his Pokemon by his side. He approached the Mauville City Gym proudly.
"Hey!" came a voice, "Are you a trainer?"
Tim whipped around to a see a sweating cyclist.
"Uh, yeah, I am!" Tim smiled, "Who are you?"
"I'm Brent," the man smiled back, "I'm an athlete and a trainer."
"Nice, I'm Tim," Tim responded, "So do you like Pokemon battles?"
"You know I do!"
"Would you like to battle me?"
"Sure," Brent nodded, letting a Hitmonlee out of a Pokeball, "But don't expect me to go easy. Bruce here and I train hard together everyday. We ride our bikes. Sometimes Bruce goes faster than me!"
"Bruce and Brent," Tim chuckled, "Nice. Well this is Treecko."
Tim let Treecko out and onto his shoulder.
"Just Treecko?"
"Well, yeah," Tim nodded.
"You didn't nickname it?" Brent asked.
"I guess I didn't think about that," Tim admitted, "Maybe I'll give some mind to that."
"Alright, but we battle first."
"Right," Tim grinned.
The two trainers stood down at different ends of the street. Hitmonlee and Treecko stared at each other intensely.
"Alright Treecko! Use Quick Attack!"
Treecko darted towards Bruce the Hitmonlee, but Bruce swiftly kicked Treecko away. Treecko hopped back up, and slashed at Bruce with Leaf Blade. Hitmonlee sprung up into the air, bounced off a building, and slammed into Treecko. Treecko fainted.
"Shoot," Tim muttered. He didn't think Bruce was going to be so strong. He sent out Loudred next.
"A normal type?" Brent raised an eyebrow, "Bruce shouldn't have any trouble! Use Low Kick!"
Bruce extended his leg and knocked Loudred onto her back. Bruce then leapt up and came down with extreme power. Loudred was out.
"Alright Poochyena! You're my last hope!" Tim unleashed Poochyena, "Use Crunch!"
Poochyena charged towards Bruce, but Bruce quickly kicked Poochyena into the air. Bruce leapt up and did a spinning kick, hitting Poochyena multiple times. It was brutal. When Poochyena hit the ground, it was clear that he was out.
"Bruce is powerful, but Wattson, the gym leader, is even more powerful!" Brent commented, pedaling off.
"If Wattson is even more powerful, we've got a lot of training to do," Tim said. He rushed into a Pokemon Center to heal his Pokemon. When he presented his Pokemon to Nurse Joy, her eyes widened.
"What happened to these poor creatures?" Nurse Joy exclaimed.
"A battle."
"They got beaten badly," Nurse Joy said, "What did you battle?"
"A Hitmonlee."
"A Hitmonlee? Fighting is super effective against dark and normal types! You should train your Poochyena and Loudred if you don't want them to be destroyed."
"Thanks for the tip Joy!" Tim said.
Nurse Joy healed Tim's Pokemon, and Tim headed to Route 118. Immediately, he saw a Kecleon and an Electrike wrestling.
"Treecko! Go and battle them both!" Tim called, flinging Treecko's Pokeball into the air. Treecko sprang out, and crashed into Kecleon. Treecko used Leaf Blade to quickly get Kecleon down to low health. But Electrike used Spark to know Treecko away. Kecleon flung its tongue out, and wrapped Treecko up. Treecko used Leaf Blade to cut out of the tongue, and then used Pound to defeat Kecleon. Treecko then used Quick Attack followed by Absorb to get Electrike to critical health. Tim threw a Pokeball at Electrike. It shook three times, and clicked.
"Yeah!" Tim cheered, "I caught an Electrike!"
"So what," someone sneered. Tim turned and saw Frank.
"Frank," Tim growled.
"The one and only."
"Actually, my name is Frank as well!" someone called.
"Shut up!" Frank yelled.
"Wow..." Tim nodded, smirking.
"Zip it Twig," Frank sneered.
"I'm not scared of you Frank."
"Really? Then let's battle. Right here. Right now."
"Deal," Tim nodded.
"Not so fast!" Brent called, running over.
"Who's this?" Frank asked.
"A trainer," Tim said, "His name's Brent."
"Who's this kid?" Brent asked.
"Frank," Tim said, "He's a jerk."
"I hate jerks," Brent growled.
"That makes two of us," Tim said.
"Hey Frankie, I'll battle you," Brent crossed his arms over his chest.
"I want to battle Tim."
"What? Are you scared?"
"No way!" Frank shook his head, "I'll even battle both of you at once!"
"Ooh, that's a mistake," Brent laughed.
"Bring it," Frank growled, sending out Machamp and Corphish.
"Go Bruce!"
"Go Treecko!"
"Treecko hasn't even evolved yet?" Frank laughed, "What a joke!"
"Do your talking on the battlefield," Tim said, "Treecko! Use Leaf Blade on Corphish!"
Treecko slashed at Corphish, but Corphish dodged easily.
"Nice try, but I've trained hard," Frank said, "I won't be defeated."
"I beg to differ," Brent grinned, "Bruce! Jump up and kick Corphish and Machamp at the same time!"
Hitmonlee jumped up, and shot both legs out. Corphish crashed into a bush. Machamp caught the kick, spun Hitmonlee around, and stomped on his face. Hitmonlee was out.
"It's all on you kid," Brent sighed, stepping back.
"Treecko! Use Absorb on Corphish!"
Treecko held out his arms, and slowly drained energy from Corphish. Corphish fainted. But Treecko was using Absorb, Machamp had charged up behind him.
Machamp punched Treecko square in the face. Treecko stumbled back, and collapsed. Machamp stood victoriously over Treecko. Treecko sprang up and punched Machamp in a tender spot... If you know what I mean. Machamp howled in pain. Treecko slashed at Machamp's face with Leaf Blade. Machamp collapsed.
"No way! No way did that just happen!" Frank exclaimed, "Go Sableye! You better not fail again!"
Sableye tumbled onto the field, disoriented. Treecko quickly defeated Sableye with Quick Attack and Absorb.
"Useless as usual Sableye!" Frank pouted, storming off.
"Nice job Tim," Brent smiled, "You battled well. So do you want a rematch with me?"
"You know it!" Tim beamed.
"Let me heal your Treecko," Brent said, spraying Treecko with a Potion. He then healed Bruce. Bruce hopped up, ready to battle.
"Alright Treecko, let's do this!"
"Bruce, use Low Kick!" Brent called out, kicking off the battle. Bruce extended his leg towards Treecko. Treecko jumped out of the way, and sliced Bruce's leg with Leaf Blade. Bruce recalled his leg, writhing in pain. Treecko used Quick Attack to knock an off-balance Bruce down. Treecko leapt in the air, ready to finish the battle with Leaf Blade. But Bruce sprang up and headbutted Treecko into the heavens. Treecko fell back to the ground with a dull thud. Bruce spun in the air, and was about to hit Treecko in the head. As Bruce's foot slammed into Treecko's head, Treecko burst into light.
"No way!" Brent exclaimed.
"Evolution!" Tim beamed.
When the shining stopped, Treecko was no longed a Treecko. He was a Grovyle. Grovyle charged at Bruce, and cut Bruce's face in an "X" shape. Bruce fell back, defeated.
"Yeah Grovyle!" Tim cheered.
"Good battling!" Brent smiled, shaking Tim's hand.
"It was all Grovyle," Tim said, smiling warmly at Grovyle.
"Well then good battling Grovyle," Brent shook Grovyle's hand.
"So do you think I'm ready to take on the gym?" Tim asked.
"More than ready," Brent nodded.
Tim healed his Pokemon at the Pokemon Center.
"I see you caught an Electrike," Joy smiled, "And Treecko evolved. All your Pokemon seem better off than last time I saw them. Did you manage to avoid the Hitmonlee?"
"No," Tim shook his head, "I actually beat it."
"Congratulations!" Joy applauded, "Where are you off to now?"
"I'm going to challenge Wattson."
"Ooh, good luck," Joy said.
"Thanks!" Tim smiled, walking out of the Pokemon Center with his Pokemon by his side. He approached the Mauville City Gym proudly.